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Part-time Preload Sup...what should I do/expect?
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<blockquote data-quote="gwenls" data-source="post: 178265" data-attributes="member: 8930"><p>Hey there. <img src="/community/styles/default/xenforo/smilies/smile.png" class="smilie" loading="lazy" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" data-shortname=":)" /> This is my first time replying, but I did want to give my two cents on the matter.</p><p></p><p>I am a part-time supervisor in the Western Carolina district- we're nearby Atlanta. Our conditions sound fairly similiar to your center's and so I thought perhaps my input may be valuable. </p><p></p><p>I started "off the street" just as you are- though I did have prior UPS experience (sort of) by working at Mailboxes, Etc, now the UPS Store. I started around $1500/mo before taxes and at that time it was based on a 25 hour work week. </p><p></p><p>Now, ALL part-time management are required to stay under 27.5 hours/week. Anything over 27.5 and under 40 is 110% but taxed at the overtime rate. Anything over 40 is 150%. Sixth days are 150% and seventh days are 200%. This is standard for ALL part-time supervisors.</p><p></p><p>Raises are given annually in March and are based on your QPR (Quality Performance Rating) score for the previous year. Honestly? The QPR usually measures performance you typically have little control over or it will have extremely unrealistic goals that upper management has decided in cooperation with IE. </p><p></p><p>There is a half-month bonus given in December, in the beginning of the month. This is to compensate for the discrepancy in the amount of days of the month from month to month. </p><p></p><p>Benefits are elected in November and go into effect in January of each calendar year. The only time you can make changes during the rest of the year are new employee status, marriage/divorce, and/or new child status. However, the new child status can only be added if you yourself have already elected health benefits. </p><p></p><p>As for cost, I only pay $20/mo on average. I have 85% coverage with a $15 copay, 100% dental, and free vision. It is VERY excellent coverage- I am rather tempted to keep this job indefinitely simply for the benefits. </p><p></p><p>There is education reimbursement provided to ALL part-time management. $4,000/year is provided following completion of the course provided you receive a "C" average or above and have paid for the course. </p><p></p><p>I would seriously take to heart that it is a VERY high stress job. I would personally never take a preload sup position, nor do I honestly think highly of any manager that opts to hire such a position off the street. I am assuming they are doing this because they have no other options at this juncture. Let me defend that position by stating there ARE some part-time sup positions at UPS that CAN be filled by off the street personell- I am one that has thrived. I took an OMS (now PTPCS) position four years ago. However, I had previous experience with UPS service and it was a service oriented job. The preload, on the other hand, is a completely foreign operation and there is no comparison in any industry but the shipping industry, especially in a PAS location. </p><p></p><p>This job WILL be hard. And there is a VERY good possibility that you will feel rather immediately that it is not high paying enough to compensate you for the amount of stress you will be undergoing on a regular basis. </p><p></p><p>If you DO decide to take the job: Keep in mind that you CANNOT be forced to work off the clock. If your management coerces you to work off the clock as ours tends to, do NOT cave in. If they threaten you, go above their head using the Open Door policy. The salaried position of part-time sups no longer means that hours are not kept up with, as it has in the past. PTRS accounts for hours and you need to be honest and not rob yourself of the hours you work. That being said, it is NOT lucrative to work over 27.5 hours until you work several hours over, as it is taxed higher than the rest of your check. </p><p></p><p>Good luck in your decision! I hope I was at least a little help. <img src="/community/styles/default/xenforo/smilies/group1/wink.gif" class="smilie" loading="lazy" alt=":wink:" title="Wink :wink:" data-shortname=":wink:" /></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="gwenls, post: 178265, member: 8930"] Hey there. :) This is my first time replying, but I did want to give my two cents on the matter. I am a part-time supervisor in the Western Carolina district- we're nearby Atlanta. Our conditions sound fairly similiar to your center's and so I thought perhaps my input may be valuable. I started "off the street" just as you are- though I did have prior UPS experience (sort of) by working at Mailboxes, Etc, now the UPS Store. I started around $1500/mo before taxes and at that time it was based on a 25 hour work week. Now, ALL part-time management are required to stay under 27.5 hours/week. Anything over 27.5 and under 40 is 110% but taxed at the overtime rate. Anything over 40 is 150%. Sixth days are 150% and seventh days are 200%. This is standard for ALL part-time supervisors. Raises are given annually in March and are based on your QPR (Quality Performance Rating) score for the previous year. Honestly? The QPR usually measures performance you typically have little control over or it will have extremely unrealistic goals that upper management has decided in cooperation with IE. There is a half-month bonus given in December, in the beginning of the month. This is to compensate for the discrepancy in the amount of days of the month from month to month. Benefits are elected in November and go into effect in January of each calendar year. The only time you can make changes during the rest of the year are new employee status, marriage/divorce, and/or new child status. However, the new child status can only be added if you yourself have already elected health benefits. As for cost, I only pay $20/mo on average. I have 85% coverage with a $15 copay, 100% dental, and free vision. It is VERY excellent coverage- I am rather tempted to keep this job indefinitely simply for the benefits. There is education reimbursement provided to ALL part-time management. $4,000/year is provided following completion of the course provided you receive a "C" average or above and have paid for the course. I would seriously take to heart that it is a VERY high stress job. I would personally never take a preload sup position, nor do I honestly think highly of any manager that opts to hire such a position off the street. I am assuming they are doing this because they have no other options at this juncture. Let me defend that position by stating there ARE some part-time sup positions at UPS that CAN be filled by off the street personell- I am one that has thrived. I took an OMS (now PTPCS) position four years ago. However, I had previous experience with UPS service and it was a service oriented job. The preload, on the other hand, is a completely foreign operation and there is no comparison in any industry but the shipping industry, especially in a PAS location. This job WILL be hard. And there is a VERY good possibility that you will feel rather immediately that it is not high paying enough to compensate you for the amount of stress you will be undergoing on a regular basis. If you DO decide to take the job: Keep in mind that you CANNOT be forced to work off the clock. If your management coerces you to work off the clock as ours tends to, do NOT cave in. If they threaten you, go above their head using the Open Door policy. The salaried position of part-time sups no longer means that hours are not kept up with, as it has in the past. PTRS accounts for hours and you need to be honest and not rob yourself of the hours you work. That being said, it is NOT lucrative to work over 27.5 hours until you work several hours over, as it is taxed higher than the rest of your check. Good luck in your decision! I hope I was at least a little help. :wink: [/QUOTE]
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